Samsung and LG, two of Apple’s chief OLED suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, are reportedly being pressured to reduce display prices by 20 percent for the larger flagship as their lucrative customer finds ways to circumvent the dreaded chipflation. In addition to increased wafer costs, Apple is also dealing with rising DRAM and NAND flash prices to maintain its margins. iPhone 18 Pro Max’s OLED price proposed at $70; Samsung & LG can go even lower A new report from The Elec mentions Apple’s targeted price for the iPhone 18 Pro Max OLED being […]

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Apple is now firmy ensconced within its typical production ramp-up phase ahead of the critical September launch window, when the Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone, tentatively called the iPhone Ultra or the iPhone Fold, as well as the iPhone 18 Pro duo. Now, a new Weibo-based report has disclosed that Apple has upped its orders for vapor chambers, largely in-line with the growing initial orders for the iPhone Ultra and the iPhone 18 Pro duo, with a specific proportion apparently reserved for next year's iPhone 20 as well. Apple is apparently going big on […]

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It’s strange seeing the base iPhone 18 not being a part of Apple’s family later this year. Instead, it will find a place among the iPhone Air 2 and the cheaper iPhone 18e early next year, with the company focusing on the significantly premium iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, not to mention its first foldable flagship, the iPhone Fold. One research firm believes that even with DRAM prices out of control, demand for premium devices will remain, helping to keep Apple’s margins afloat. The iPhone Fold will also contribute to Apple’s Average Selling Price (ASP), while the […]

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The rollout of Siri AI wouldn’t have mattered in China or the EU since strong regulatory checkups would mean Apple needed to expose itself to another headache that could take months, if not years, to complete. Fortunately, one tipster reveals that the Cupertino giant has crossed that bridge because Apple Intelligence has received its regulatory filing in the region. New progress with Apple Intelligence in China means talks over potential localized partnerships with the likes of Alibaba and Baidu were fruitful The image below, shared by prolific tipster Ice Universe, is an official Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) registration list […]

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The industry is hyping up the alliance between Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT and Apple, with the latter previously reported to have begun testing the company’s DRAM chips for use in future products. Unfortunately, a new rumor buries any hope that these modules will be found in the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, and it’s not due to any political pressure. Apparently, it’s a technological limitation involving the A20 Pro’s Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module Packaging (WMCM). All hope isn’t lost because Apple’s standard A20 found in the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e could still be paired with CXMT DRAM For […]

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We’ve already had our first gander at the logic board belonging to the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with the most notable difference coming from the A20 Pro and its unique Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module Packaging (WMCM) that has moved the DRAM to the side to improve heat dissipation. While the previous leak didn’t deliver on image quality, we now have high-resolution shots of what the upcoming logic board will look like, along with getting a closer look at Apple’s first 2nm SoC. Despite the A20 Pro being said to retain the same package size as the A19 Pro, the […]

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The battery capacities within the upcoming Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have become a subject of considerable interest after a high-profile information theft from a Tata-controlled iPhone factory in India revealed a sizable bump in battery capacities for the Pro duo. Well, just a few days later, we've now become privy to the official battery capacities that Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will sport, courtesy of a regulatory filing. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro (eSIM) to sport a battery capacity of 4,288mAh in the US, while its Pro Max counterpart will feature a 5,567mAh one As we […]

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In what might come as a surprise, especially given Apple's ballooning memory-related costs, the A20 Pro chip that is slated to power the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will likely use the cutting-edge 96-bit LPDDR6, departing from the 64-bit bandwidth that Apple has used for around 13 years now. Apple's A20 Pro chip that powers the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max is apparently eschewing a 64-bit LPDDR5X for a 96-bit LPDDR6 While leveraging the scoop provided by Reptalica, the tipster INIYSA noted recently that the A20 Pro chip appeared to be moving away from the 64-bit memory […]

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Apple is expected to materially increase the price of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Even so, it is stealthily downgrading the higher storage variants of its upcoming Pro duo, especially when it comes to the flash storage, increasing the relative attractiveness of the 256GB and 512GB storage variants. Apple is reportedly downgrading the NAND flash storage in the 1TB and 2TB variants of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro According to the tipster Reptalica, the 256GB and 512GB variants of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max use TLC NAND that has been sourced from SK hynix, Kioxia, […]

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With the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max just around the proverbial corner, and Apple already reducing the production cadence of its iPhone 17 lineup to cater to the upcoming Pro variants, we have officially entered the leaks bonanza season. In keeping with this divulgatory trend, the latest supply chain-sourced tidbit has revealed a few juicy details about the battery capacities of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max variants. Apple is increasing the size of the battery within the eSIM variant of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max by 6 percent to 5,425mAh, while the generic physical SIM […]

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A major change expected with the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max was that it was incessantly reported to be Apple’s first flagship series to ship without any Snapdragon 5G modem, exclusively sporting the company’s new C2 baseband chip. Unfortunately, valuable information taken from the Tata leak reveals that Apple will be relying on Qualcomm for another year. The iPhone 18 Pro could also retain Apple’s N1 wireless networking chip, but feature a decent camera upgrade over the iPhone 17 Pro Based on the details we’ve received in an email, we believe that the C2 versions of the iPhone […]

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In what is nothing short of a huge scoop that settles a long-running debate, Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro is "nearly confirmed" to sport a smaller Dynamic Island - especially as the Face ID's infrared flooder has moved to the side and possibly underneath the display - as well as a huge vapor chamber. Apple appears to have moved the iPhone 18 Pro's infrared flooder to the side, while housing the front camera and the Face ID scanner within a smaller pill-shaped cutout that now forms the new Dynamic Island The tipster Reptalica has just shared a CT scan of […]

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A first look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s logic board shows that the A20 Pro has adopted the new WMCM (Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module) packaging, with Apple gradually shifting away from the PoP (Package-on-Package) technology used for the A19 Pro. We also see that Apple has once more relied on its chip design prowess to limit the size of the SoC while also making changes to the Neural Engine. Maintaining the same physical size as the A19 Pro allows Apple to lower production costs for the A20 Pro, which are already expensive to mass produce, thanks to TSMC’s 2nm node While the […]

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Apple's planned debut of its iPhone 18 Pro lineup is fast approaching, with mere weeks left until the high-profile launch spectacle kicks off in early September. Naturally, as the proximity to the launch event increases, so does the supply chain's confidence in what the next-gen iPhone Pro duo would look like, and a consensus now appears to be forming around a thicker camera plateau to cater to the lineup's advanced camera sensors. Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro duo will likely sport a heftier camera plateau to house a 48MP ultra-large camera sensor that reportedly comes with a variable aperture optionality […]

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Apple is gearing up to seriously up the ante on the iPhone 18 Pro duo's camera-related bragging rights, as per the latest tidbits from a legendary Apple-focused leaker. Apple is reportedly preparing three key innovations for the cameras of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, including variable-aperture and wider-aperture lenses, and professional-grade software features Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is out with yet another scoop, detailing the camera-related innovations within the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, which include: We already know that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will come equipped with Samsung's M16 LTPO+ OLED tech, which is a […]

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A massive battery upgrade is the least exciting part of upgrading to a new iPhone, as Apple typically makes negligible increments, with only the “Pro Max” variant receiving preferential treatment in this regard. The iPhone 18 Pro isn’t going to be an exception when it launches later this year, as it’ll sport an embarrassingly low increase in battery capacity, but don’t believe the naysayers who think this is the Cupertino firm being stingy or that the runtimes will be poor. Instead, we’d like to believe that this is just Apple’s way of mocking its competitors as it holds tremendous superiority in […]

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The disparate parts of Apple's sprawling supply chain are gradually coalescing around the final form and specs for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max and its Pro counterpart, with the emerging consensus serving to dampen the prospects of a dramatic overhaul. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max is now tipped to match the thickness of its predecessor, lending credence to the speculation that not much will change with the upcoming Pro duo To wit, the tipster Ice Universe has now penned a post on Weibo, disclosing that the iPhone 18 Pro Max will sport a thickness of 8.75mm, which matches that […]

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Chinese smartphone makers are notorious for bringing in the latest technology iterations, regardless of whether they take off. It’s not every day that companies are racing to overtake Apple’s iPhones in various areas, and according to the latest report, we could witness a superior OLED technology that’s missing in the iPhone 18 Pro but present in the Cupertino firm’s other products. As BOE looks to begin mass production of its 8.6th-generation tandem OLED to rival Samsung, one report says OPPO will be the first to adopt it Apart from the iPad Pro, the only other Apple product line that will move to […]

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We've just received our first glimpse at what the upcoming Apple iPhone 18 Pro lineup might look like, at least the rear half, courtesy of the fairly accurate leaker Sonny Dickson. Apple iPhone 18 Pro dummy units reveal the Dark Cherry and Dark Gray color options in all their glory We reported on a tidbit back in April, one that suggested the iPhone 18 Pro duo will likely come in the following color options: Well, fast forward to today, and we've just received our first inkling as to what the color options on the iPhone 18 Pro lineup might actually […]

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